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'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders

Certain stretches of ancient viral DNA in the human genome may increase the chances of developing three neuropsychiatric disorders.

LiveScience

The truth about ADHD and autism: how many people have it, what causes it, and why are diagnoses soaring?

Growing awareness about ADHD and autism is reshaping thinking in science, social science and medicine. Scientists explain what’s behind the rise – and the best ways to improve neurodivergent lives

The Guardian - UK

What is baby-led weaning, amid peanut butter allergy concerns?

Research from King’s College London might provide a way to reduce peanut butter allergies

Evening Standard

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Feeding babies peanuts regularly helps prevent allergy in later life, study finds

Introducing peanuts into babies’ diets could reduce rate of allergy by 71%

Evening Standard

Is systemic racism in medicine putting Black people’s lives at risk?

Across the world, medical tests are being adjusted according to patients’ skin colour – with shocking consequences

The Guardian - UK

Ancient DNA still present in brain is marker of psychiatric disorders, study finds

Academics uncovered thousands of DNA sequences, with some increasing the risk of schizophrenia and depression

Evening Standard

Fossil viruses hidden in our DNA thousands of years ago could be the cause of depression, study finds

A look at our ‘junk DNA’ shows fossil viruses could play an important function

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The Truth About Suncreen And Vitamin D Production

Don’t listen to the hype — put on that sunscreen. Your vitamin d production will do just fine with it on, and the protection is more than worth the squeeze.

Inverse

Nightmares could be early warning sign of serious disease

The study also found using the word ‘daymare’ rather than hallucination was more effective for patients

The Independent UK

‘Personalising stuff that doesn’t matter’: the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app

The wellness project claims to help users make ‘smarter food choices’ based on ‘world-leading science’. But many scientists claim its fee-based services are no better than generic advice

The Guardian - UK

How UK's Biggest Water Supplier Sank Into Crisis

Thames Water, the UK's largest water supplier, has been ravaged since privatisation by soaring debts and chronic underinvestment, sinking into a deep financial crisis which has sparked bailout speculation.

International Business Times

2D transistors can mimic a locust's brain to avoid collision— super-efficient tech could lower the energy costs of tomorrow's AI

IIT Bombay and King's College researchers worked together to create a 2D transistor in a research project studying advancements in AI machines.

Tom’s Hardware

Health: Biodiversity is key to better mental health

Spaces with a variety of natural features are associated with better mental health than spaces with less natural diversity. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

New cause of asthma lung damage revealed

In a lab study, scientists have pinpointed a potential way to "break the inflammatory cycle" of asthma.

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A new understanding: how research into autism is evolving

With an emphasis on working with autistic people to design interventions, pathways are opening up through social communication therapy and drug trials

Evening Standard

King's College to investigate global surge in bowel cancer cases among under-50s

London university to look at how obesity and diet could contribute to rise in cases

The Guardian - UK

Michael Knibb obituary

Other lives: Lecturer in theology at King’s College London who wrote a translation of the Dead Sea scrolls

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'Axion stars' that went boom after the Big Bang could shed light on dark matter

Hypothetical particles called axions may have gathered to form "axion stars" that exploded in the early universe to create readable signals that could reveal the secrets of dark matter.

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International Business Times UK

What Role Will Artificial Intelligence Play In Academia? Here's What Experts Have To Say

To get a better perspective on the current and future role of AI in academia, International Business Times UK interviewed subject-matter experts who are currently working on AI through research, teaching, and studying at King's College London.

The Guardian - UK

From beating burglary to weight gain: 12 ways that working from home has changed Britain

A new review of post-Covid social research has revealed how much society has changed since the pandemic – and in unexpected ways

The Guardian - UK

Working from home can bring big health benefits, study finds

A review of 1,930 papers into home working found major pluses, but also downsides such as antisocial hours and being overlooked for promotion

The Guardian - UK

Trial offers hope for millions that jab could prevent rheumatoid arthritis

An existing drug for the chronic disease could slow or stop its progression, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Why the politics of young men and women are drifting further and further apart

In today’s newsletter: A new study shows diverging political opinions among young men and women – what’s to blame?

Marie Claire

Is the era of Andrew Tate undoing decades of feminism?

A new study shows Gen Z boys and men think of feminism more negatively than any other generation

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